Anxiety, depression rampant in children during second wave

Chennai, June 17(BPNS) Child Psychologists are of the opinion that Children under 13 years of age are in the grip of anxiety following the extended closure of schools and without meeting classmates and friends following the Covid -19 pandemic. Dr Vidya Ramaswamy, a Child Psychologist at a Private hospital in Chennai while speaking to BPNS […]

Stalin announces plan for Kurvai cultivation

Chennai, June 17(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin has announced schemes for kuruvai cultivation. In an official statement on Thursday, the Chief minister’s office said that the scheme aims to provide equipment subsidies and inputs to the farmers in the kuruvai cultivation in the Cauvery delta region. The state government is announcing this package after […]

OPS demands increase in vaccination to prevent the third wave

Chennai, June 17(BPNS) AIADMK chief coordinator and former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam has demanded increased vaccination in the state of Tamil Nadu as a preacuationary measure against the possible third wave of the Covid-19, pandemic. In an official statement, the Deputy Leader of Opposition said that the people of the state must be made aware […]

Sasikala challenges AIADMK leadership, speaks to party workers

Chennai, June 17(BPNS) Former Interim General Secretary of AIADMK ,V.K.Sasikala in an open defiance and challenge to the party leadership led by Edappady K Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam has spoken to party lower level functionaries at Edappadi, while both leaders who were also former Chief Ministers, had openly objected to her entry and had even […]

Defense minister urges collective cooperation to fight terrorism

New Delhi, June 16(BPNS) Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh called for an open and inclusive order in Indo-Pacific based upon respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of nations while addressing the 8th ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) Plus on June 16, 2021. The ADMM Plus is an annual meeting of Defence Ministers of 10 ASEAN (Association of […]

NMHC to be developed as a world-class historical site and an international tourist destination

New Delhi, June 16(BPNS) The Ministry of Culture (MoC) and  Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW)  signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for ‘Cooperation in Development of National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) at Lothal, Gujarat’ in New Delhi today. Union Minister of State (I/C) for Culture Shri Prahlad Singh Patel and Union Minister of […]

3 Centers of Excellence established in Karnataka under Indo-Israel Agriculture project

New Delhi, June 16(BPNS) For taking forward the Israeli technologies in the field of Horticulture, B. S. Yediyurapp, Chief Minister of Karnataka and Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India jointly inaugurated the 3 Centers of Excellence (COEs) established in Karnataka under Indo-Israel Agricultural Project (IIAP). MIDH Division of Ministry […]